Isaiah J. Poole

Isaiah J. Poole

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Isaiah J. Poole
Hometown: Washington, DC
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  • Shared Ailing FDA May Need Major Restructuring (News Headline)
    November 26, 2008 - 12:28pm

    The Obama administration will inherit a Food and Drug Administration widely seen as struggling to protect Americans from unsafe medication, contaminated food and a flood of questionable imports from China and other countries. The agency's public image and staff morale has been damaged by a perceived tilt toward industry and away from consumer protection under the Bush administration.

  • Broadcast Talking Turkey: Ten Myths Conservatives Believe About Progressives (Blog entry) | November 25, 2008 - 7:24pm
  • Published Office Of Thrift Non-Supervision (Blog entry)
    November 25, 2008 - 11:06am

    In the deluge of financial news, one story that is emblematic of the colossal failure of the conservative approach to government has gotten too little attention: The Washington Post's in-depth look Sunday at the Office of Thrift Supervision.

  • Published Recovery Realism (Blog entry)
    November 24, 2008 - 11:48am

    Today there are new signs that President-elect Obama's economic team and the Democratic leadership in Congress are prepared to commit to an economic recovery plan that is suited to the scale of the problem. But the progressive movement will still have to push the envelope.

  • Published Our Demand For Real Investment (Blog entry)
    November 18, 2008 - 10:18am

    Capitol Hill staff members, activists and experts met across the street from the Capitol this morning to build the case for "real investment in America"—shifting the focus from bailing out Wall Street to getting back to the basics of what made America great: its investments in public goods and people. We live-blog this conference.

  • Broadcast Wage Theft Exposed (Video) | November 16, 2008 - 9:44pm
  • Broadcast The Change Election: Greenberg and Borosage (Video) | November 16, 2008 - 9:39pm
  • Shared Investing Our Way To Recovery (Progressive Opinion)
    November 14, 2008 - 11:36am

    Critics say federal spending on infrastructure would happen too slowly to have an impact in an economic downturn. But that wouldn't be true in this crisis. Here's why a properly designed recovery package can have a swift impact on jobs and the economy.

  • Shared Wage Theft Exposed (Video)
    November 14, 2008 - 10:07am

    Millions of workers are being robbed every payday, and the federal watchdogs that are supposed to be keeping this from happening are snoozing on the job.

  • Shared The Change Election: Greenberg and Borosage (Video)
    November 11, 2008 - 3:01pm

    Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and Democracy Corps' Stan Greenberg discuss a 2008 joint post-election poll that shows that President-elect Barack Obama and Congress have a progressive mandate to govern.

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  • Shared Ailing FDA May Need Major Restructuring (News Headline)
    November 26, 2008 - 12:28pm

    The Obama administration will inherit a Food and Drug Administration widely seen as struggling to protect Americans from unsafe medication, contaminated food and a flood of questionable imports from China and other countries. The agency's public image and staff morale has been damaged by a perceived tilt toward industry and away from consumer protection under the Bush administration.

  • Published Office Of Thrift Non-Supervision (Blog entry)
    November 25, 2008 - 11:06am

    In the deluge of financial news, one story that is emblematic of the colossal failure of the conservative approach to government has gotten too little attention: The Washington Post's in-depth look Sunday at the Office of Thrift Supervision.

  • Published Recovery Realism (Blog entry)
    November 24, 2008 - 11:48am

    Today there are new signs that President-elect Obama's economic team and the Democratic leadership in Congress are prepared to commit to an economic recovery plan that is suited to the scale of the problem. But the progressive movement will still have to push the envelope.

  • Published Our Demand For Real Investment (Blog entry)
    November 18, 2008 - 10:18am

    Capitol Hill staff members, activists and experts met across the street from the Capitol this morning to build the case for "real investment in America"—shifting the focus from bailing out Wall Street to getting back to the basics of what made America great: its investments in public goods and people. We live-blog this conference.

  • Shared Investing Our Way To Recovery (Progressive Opinion)
    November 14, 2008 - 11:36am

    Critics say federal spending on infrastructure would happen too slowly to have an impact in an economic downturn. But that wouldn't be true in this crisis. Here's why a properly designed recovery package can have a swift impact on jobs and the economy.

  • Shared Wage Theft Exposed (Video)
    November 14, 2008 - 10:07am

    Millions of workers are being robbed every payday, and the federal watchdogs that are supposed to be keeping this from happening are snoozing on the job.

  • Shared The Change Election: Greenberg and Borosage (Video)
    November 11, 2008 - 3:01pm

    Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage and Democracy Corps' Stan Greenberg discuss a 2008 joint post-election poll that shows that President-elect Barack Obama and Congress have a progressive mandate to govern.

  • Shared Baby, They're Not Drilling (News Headline)
    November 5, 2008 - 11:11am

    In the wake of the conservative push to open up more areas to oil drilling, there's new evidence that the lands that are already available aren't being tapped.

  • Published A Heartbeat Away: Hazardous Health-Care Policy (Blog entry)
    October 30, 2008 - 1:23pm

    The health care plan advocated by presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is hazardous to your health. That is the point of this 30-second video by Health Care for America Now that succinctly hits its key flaws. It's a video anyone concerned about health care should see before they go to the polls on Tuesday.

  • Published Sinking Economy Shakes Denial (Blog entry)
    October 30, 2008 - 9:53am

    Today's news that the economy is sinking further into recession—gross domestic product growth decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the third quarter—is making it clearer that there is only one

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